Looking for something to do this weekend? Want to learn more about Hoboken history?

This Sunday, the Hoboken Historical Museum will host a publication party for the oral history chapbook, "A Nice Tavern." The chapbook features recollections by Paul Samperi of his father's lively career as owner of two of Hoboken's most popular celebration halls - the Continental Hotel and the Union Club.

"A Nice Tavern," the second oral history chapbook in the "Making Strides" series, will be released tomorrow, Sunday, April 20th at 4 p.m., at the Museum.

Tomorrow's free event is open to all, and everyone who attends will receive a copy of "A Nice Tavern." Free, validated parking (up to three hours) available in the Independence Garage located at 12th St. and Shipyard Lane.

"A Nice Tavern: Remembering the Continental Hotel and the Union Club, Recollections of Paul Samperi," is a lively account of Hoboken during Prohibition and beyond, and provides fascinating insights into the street smarts and business acumen of Paul Samperi's father, Joseph, who rose from dockside flower-seller to owner of two of Hoboken's most prominent hotels.

History of the Union Club:

Samperi's purchase of the Union Club was viewed by many in Hoboken as more than just a personal accomplishment. Originally founded by German immigrants in 1864 as the Deutscher Club von Hoboken, this popular establishment's purchase by an Italian-American signaled to many in Hoboken's "Little Italy" that they, too, might find success in a city previously known as "Little Bremen."

The Union Club became the premier setting for weddings and many parties and events sponsored by City Hall and Hoboken-based businesses through the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1980s it was converted into luxury housing.

The Hoboken Historical Museum hopes that past and present Hoboken residents will also share their own stories of celebrations held at the Union Club and their recollections of good times had at the Continental Hotel.